Overall, the value of air conditioners exports rose by an average 22% for all exporting countries since 2015 when international shipments of air conditioners were valued at $39.8 billion. Year over year, the value of exported air conditioners fell by -0.9% from 2018 to 2019.
Among continents, suppliers in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported air conditioners during 2019 with shipments valued at $27.6 billion or 56.9% of the global total. In second place were European exporters at 27.5% while 15.1% of air conditioners shipments originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Africa (0.22%), Latin America (0.16%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania (also at 0.16%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8415 for air conditioners.
Air Conditioners Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of air conditioners during 2019.
- China: US$16.2 billion (33.5% of exported air conditioners)
- Thailand: $5.5 billion (11.4%)
- Mexico: $4 billion (8.3%)
- United States: $2.7 billion (5.5%)
- Germany: $2 billion (4.1%)
- Italy: $1.9 billion (3.8%)
- Czech Republic: $1.7 billion (3.6%)
- Malaysia: $1.32 billion (2.7%)
- Netherlands: $1.29 billion (2.7%)
- Japan: $1.23 billion (2.5%)
- South Korea: $1.23 billion (2.5%)
- Belgium: $1 billion (2.2%)
- Spain: $781 million (1.6%)
- Canada: $631.8 million (1.3%)
- Hong Kong: $622.4 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 87% of global air conditioners exported in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing air conditioners exporters since 2015 were: Netherlands (up 140.4%), Spain (up 72.6%), Canada (up 48.4%) and Mexico (up 41.1%).
Three countries posted declines in their sales of exported air conditioners: South Korea (down -15.6%), United States (down -4%) and Hong Kong (down -3.2%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for air conditioners during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported air conditioners and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- China: US$15.5 billion (net export surplus up 31.9% since 2015)
- Thailand: $5 billion (up 19.1%)
- Mexico: $2.8 billion (up 59.2%)
- Czech Republic: $1.2 billion (up 2.2%)
- Malaysia: $1 billion (up 15%)
- South Korea: $417.2 million (down -59.4%)
- Slovakia: $269.4 million (up 62.5%)
- Italy: $232.3 million (down -49%)
- Netherlands: $212.2 million (up 169.3%)
- Belgium: $174.4 million (up 27.6%)
- Hungary: $59.4 million (up 63%)
- Turkey: $47.7 million (reversing a -$368.3 million deficit)
- Lithuania: $41.1 million (down -29.3%)
- Denmark: $38.4 million (down -6.4%)
- Ireland: $8.9 million (reversing a -$32.3 million deficit)
The People’s Republic of China generated the highest surplus in the international trade of air conditioners. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Chinese competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for air conditioners during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported air conditioners purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$6.5 billion (net export deficit up 60.1% since 2015)
- Japan: -$1.5 billion (up 30.3%)
- France: -$1.3 billion (up 118.3%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$1.11 billion (down -21.3%)
- Canada: -$1.1 billion (up 9.2%)
- Vietnam: -$1.08 billion (up 49.3%)
- Australia: -$976.2 million (up 3.4%)
- India: -$896.3 million (up 23.2%)
- Russia: -$845.6 million (up 42.8%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$772.4 million (up 42.6%)
- Indonesia: -$665.8 million (up 53%)
- Spain: -$604.7 million (up 10.3%)
- Iraq: -$551.7 million (up 19.4%)
- Brazil: -$475.7 million (down -11.9%)
- United Kingdom: -$402.5 million (up 4.7%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of air conditioners. In turn, this negative cashflow confirms America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for air conditioners-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Brands
Top 10 Air Conditioner Brands
According to adjudication criteria established by ASM All Systems Mechanical, below are the 10 brands for air conditioners.
- Amana Air Conditioning and Heating
- Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning
- Carrier Air Conditioning and Heating
- Day and Night Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment
- Goodman Heating and Air Conditioning
- Lennox Air Conditioning and Heating
- Mitsubishi Electric Ductless Split Heating and Air Conditioning
- Rheem Heating and Air Conditioning
- Trane Heating and Air Conditioning
- York Heating and Air Conditioning
Searchable List of Air Conditioners Exporting Countries in 2019
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means 2018 data was unavailable.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Air Conditioners (US$) | 2018-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $16,243,211,000 | -1.3% |
| 2. | Thailand | $5,513,564,000 | +3.8% |
| 3. | Mexico | $4,028,931,000 | +4.6% |
| 4. | United States | $2,651,246,000 | -0.8% |
| 5. | Germany | $2,009,821,000 | +2.5% |
| 6. | Italy | $1,852,167,000 | +1% |
| 7. | Czech Republic | $1,745,576,000 | -3.9% |
| 8. | Malaysia | $1,322,469,000 | +3.9% |
| 9. | Netherlands | $1,294,719,000 | +11.4% |
| 10. | Japan | $1,234,511,000 | -8.1% |
| 11. | South Korea | $1,231,427,000 | -4.3% |
| 12. | Belgium | $1,043,897,000 | +11.7% |
| 13. | Spain | $780,981,000 | +12.1% |
| 14. | Canada | $631,810,000 | +18% |
| 15. | Hong Kong | $622,430,000 | -10.3% |
| 16. | United Kingdom | $593,970,000 | -5% |
| 17. | France | $582,856,000 | -4.7% |
| 18. | Poland | $556,417,000 | -2.6% |
| 19. | Slovakia | $552,882,000 | +18.8% |
| 20. | Turkey | $456,615,000 | +43.6% |
| 21. | Hungary | $443,854,000 | +6.6% |
| 22. | Austria | $343,178,000 | +8.3% |
| 23. | Sweden | $310,359,000 | +0.6% |
| 24. | Singapore | $275,512,000 | -1.3% |
| 25. | India | $179,280,000 | +10.9% |
| 26. | Denmark | $165,521,000 | -13.5% |
| 27. | Lithuania | $155,092,000 | -1.6% |
| 28. | Philippines | $151,263,000 | -29.9% |
| 29. | Romania | $138,130,000 | -8.1% |
| 30. | Slovenia | $103,065,000 | +48.5% |
| 31. | Ireland | $85,043,000 | +111.4% |
| 32. | Bulgaria | $84,871,000 | +54.6% |
| 33. | United Arab Emirates | $79,241,000 | -90.1% |
| 34. | Taiwan | $74,027,000 | -20.4% |
| 35. | Russia | $64,012,000 | +15.6% |
| 36. | Brazil | $62,518,000 | +5% |
| 37. | Greece | $59,574,000 | -12.3% |
| 38. | South Africa | $57,650,000 | -9.4% |
| 39. | Saudi Arabia | $53,684,000 | -29.1% |
| 40. | Portugal | $48,595,000 | -16.3% |
| 41. | Finland | $48,546,000 | +0.9% |
| 42. | Croatia | $48,437,000 | +13% |
| 43. | Switzerland | $47,124,000 | +4.9% |
| 44. | Jordan | $45,029,000 | -47.8% |
| 45. | Latvia | $44,438,000 | -11.6% |
| 46. | New Zealand | $39,567,000 | -5.2% |
| 47. | Indonesia | $37,247,000 | -30.3% |
| 48. | Australia | $35,500,000 | -23.3% |
| 49. | Estonia | $35,428,000 | +14.1% |
| 50. | Israel | $27,939,000 | -5.1% |
| 51. | Bahrain | $22,931,000 | -73.3% |
| 52. | Vietnam | $22,545,000 | -70.9% |
| 53. | Norway | $22,266,000 | +11.9% |
| 54. | Malta | $21,266,000 | +8% |
| 55. | Ethiopia | $15,157,000 | +73.7% |
| 56. | Serbia | $13,388,000 | +18.6% |
| 57. | Belarus | $12,140,000 | +72.4% |
| 58. | Egypt | $11,968,000 | -61.8% |
| 59. | Tunisia | $10,047,000 | -34.2% |
| 60. | Oman | $8,017,000 | -59% |
| 61. | Ukraine | $6,439,000 | -59.6% |
| 62. | Panama | $6,325,000 | -36.4% |
| 63. | Morocco | $6,288,000 | +129.4% |
| 64. | Uzbekistan | $6,004,000 | +71.5% |
| 65. | Luxembourg | $3,836,000 | +5% |
| 66. | Colombia | $3,664,000 | -58.3% |
| 67. | Cambodia | $2,838,000 | +13.1% |
| 68. | Argentina | $2,692,000 | +49.2% |
| 69. | Georgia | $2,661,000 | +280.1% |
| 70. | Kazakhstan | $1,507,000 | +41.8% |
| 71. | Kuwait | $1,502,000 | -88.3% |
| 72. | Saint Helena | $1,464,000 | 0% |
| 73. | Sri Lanka | $1,157,000 | -49% |
| 74. | Andorra | $967,000 | +3.6% |
| 75. | Chile | $900,000 | -2.1% |
| 76. | Curaçao | $802,000 | +149.1% |
| 77. | Cyprus | $792,000 | -71% |
| 78. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $752,000 | +7.7% |
| 79. | Nauru | $639,000 | +52.1% |
| 80. | Brunei Darussalam | $553,000 | -18% |
| 81. | Dominican Republic | $525,000 | -57.2% |
| 82. | Ecuador | $498,000 | +136% |
| 83. | Senegal | $496,000 | -34.9% |
| 84. | Honduras | $432,000 | -10.9% |
| 85. | Tanzania | $419,000 | +175.7% |
| 86. | North Macedonia | $415,000 | +93% |
| 87. | Bangladesh | $413,000 | +2,194% |
| 88. | Dominica | $408,000 | 0% |
| 89. | Costa Rica | $405,000 | +15.1% |
| 90. | Namibia | $399,000 | -12.5% |
| 91. | Peru | $372,000 | -47.3% |
| 92. | Myanmar | $363,000 | -93.8% |
| 93. | Mauritius | $266,000 | +4.7% |
| 94. | Qatar | $263,000 | -85.3% |
| 95. | Zambia | $243,000 | +185.9% |
| 96. | Guatemala | $227,000 | -48.9% |
| 97. | Burkina Faso | $192,000 | +214.8% |
| 98. | Iran | $191,000 | -87.8% |
| 99. | Northern Mariana Is | $183,000 | 0% |
| 100. | Azerbaijan | $181,000 | -72.7% |
| 101. | Botswana | $159,000 | -58.7% |
| 102. | Togo | $157,000 | -42.3% |
| 103. | Nicaragua | $141,000 | -81.9% |
| 104. | North Korea | $137,000 | -53.4% |
| 105. | Lebanon | $107,000 | -96.5% |
| 106. | Pakistan | $106,000 | -74.3% |
| 107. | El Salvador | $104,000 | -35% |
| 108. | Mozambique | $103,000 | -8.8% |
| 109. | Faroe Islands | $102,000 | +229% |
| 110. | Algeria | $87,000 | -88.1% |
| 111. | Cameroon | $84,000 | -76.5% |
| 112. | Albania | $72,000 | 0% |
| 113. | Macao | $68,000 | 0% |
| 114. | Venezuela | $66,000 | +135.7% |
| 115. | New Caledonia | $58,000 | 0% |
| 116. | Paraguay | $55,000 | +111.5% |
| 117. | Kyrgyzstan | $51,000 | -95.4% |
| 118. | Madagascar | $49,000 | -71.5% |
| 119. | Eswatini | $36,000 | +56.5% |
| 120. | Aruba | $30,000 | +11.1% |
| 121. | Ghana | $29,000 | -25.6% |
| 122. | Bolivia | $29,000 | 0% |
| 123. | Seychelles | $28,000 | +33.3% |
| 124. | Montserrat | $27,000 | +2,600% |
| 125. | Iraq | $27,000 | -86.8% |
| 126. | Armenia | $26,000 | +13% |
| 127. | Sierra Leone | $26,000 | +550% |
| 128. | Uruguay | $20,000 | -90.3% |
| 129. | British Virgin Islands | $19,000 | +375% |
| 130. | Djibouti | $18,000 | 0% |
| 131. | Trinidad/Tobago | $18,000 | -95.7% |
| 132. | Fiji | $17,000 | -97.6% |
| 133. | Kenya | $17,000 | -97.8% |
| 134. | Gibraltar | $16,000 | +128.6% |
| 135. | US Minor Outlying Is | $16,000 | -87.2% |
| 136. | Nepal | $15,000 | 0% |
| 137. | Benin | $14,000 | +180% |
| 138. | Rwanda | $14,000 | -91.9% |
| 139. | Cook Islands | $13,000 | -40.9% |
| 140. | Angola | $12,000 | -97.6% |
| 141. | Barbados | $11,000 | -65.6% |
| 142. | Cabo Verde | $11,000 | 0% |
| 143. | Ivory Coast | $10,000 | -92.1% |
| 144. | Jamaica | $10,000 | -96.7% |
| 145. | Saint Lucia | $10,000 | -96.4% |
| 146. | Libya | $9,000 | 0% |
| 147. | Moldova | $8,000 | -98.6% |
| 148. | Bahamas | $8,000 | -97.4% |
| 149. | Antigua/Barbuda | $8,000 | -83% |
| 150. | Laos | $6,000 | -99.7% |
| 151. | Iceland | $6,000 | -25% |
| 152. | Greenland | $5,000 | 0% |
| 153. | Mongolia | $4,000 | -97.7% |
| 154. | Maldives | $4,000 | 0% |
| 155. | Montenegro | $3,000 | -95.5% |
| 156. | Mali | $2,000 | -90.5% |
| 157. | Afghanistan | $2,000 | 0% |
| 158. | Congo | $2,000 | 0% |
| 159. | French Polynesia | $2,000 | 0% |
| 160. | Tajikistan | $2,000 | -89.5% |
| 161. | Sudan | $1,000 | -95.7% |
| 162. | Samoa | $1,000 | 0% |
| 163. | Somalia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 164. | Papua New Guinea | $1,000 | -50% |
| 165. | Gabon | $1,000 | -98.3% |
| 166. | Christmas Island | $1,000 | 0% |
| 167. | Cocos (Keeling) Is | $1,000 | 0% |
| 168. | Cuba | $1,000 | -95.5% |
| 169. | Bermuda | $1,000 | 0% |
| 170. | Mauritania | $1,000 | 0% |
| 171. | Niger | $1,000 | -83.3% |
| 172. | Guinea | $1,000 | -96.4% |
| 173. | Haiti | $1,000 | -90% |
| 174. | Lesotho | $1,000 | -75% |
See also Electronic Circuit Component Exports by Country and Electricity Exports by Country
Research Sources:
ASM All Systems Mechanical, Top 10 Air Conditioner Brands of 2018. Accessed on May 21, 2020
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 21, 2020
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 21, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 21, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 21, 2020
